Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-01-06

sort OF way, ana Kissed Ether, graspcd
Absalom's hand, and said in dcclam-
atory fashion: "Absalom, my son, my
latest boon, shake with your newborn
fatherl Bless you. sir, bless you'll This
is Brilliant slicki You have won her
worthily, sir, and / commend her 10 you
as being as noble nugget as ever
thumpcd n piano or hustled a not, siri
We are soon to lose you, for they have
put 'em to the touch, AL understand
Il, taey have put 'em brilliantly 10 the
touchi But the cause is noble, sir, tho
intent exemplary. and whatever fort
une may-"Where Julius in his mel
lowncss would have left of it Is quito
impossible 10 conjecture, had not Joel
come up with twinkling eyes, and
kissing the bride, stepped heavily upon
julius foot, who broke of from his
cloquence with sudden jerk and
hoped away with wry face and sat
down holding and rubbing his great
toe. An audible litter ran about among
the guests as they crowded up to con-
gratulatc the happy pair. Absalom
was perspiring very much, and Ether,
whispering something to him to stay
his fortitude, received the rather
mournful and startling reply "that he
thought he should feel better il he
could get out and run awhile"
The congratulations being at length
happily over, amid much kissing,
hand-shaking and laughter, the florid
Julius very gallantly, though limping
little, conducted the bride into the
dining-room where savory collection
was spread. Mrs. Popp followed upon
the arm of Absalom, and the guests
being comfortably settled on either
side Of the long table, or rather three
tables in a continuous train, Julius
presided with a great flow of utterance
at the head.
at being the slick and brilliant oc-
casion Of our daughters bcstowal in
marriage" he was saying; "of herself
collectively and separately, to-wit;
nothing would afford me more pleasure.
sir, than to have your unrescrved opin-
ion, Mr.. Cuttleton, of the relative
weight and value of feminine women
in the present condition of our social
environmentv'
Mr.. Cuttleton looked little stunned
and confused by the sudden impact,
but glancing toward Mrs. Whitney he
murmurcd, THAT he thought women's
sphere a wide one and her influence
well-nigh measureless."
Exactly" responded Julius, with
animation, passing the chicken to
Mr.. Butler. the baker, ''exactly; right
you are; slick and brilliant thy name
Is, womanl Have some of this currant
jell with your tongue, Mrs. Whitney.
Slick and brilliant thy name is. woman!
yes, indeedl nothing could express the
fact more clearly, sir, than the state
ment that woman's weight is measure
less. In point of fact, sir, nothing in
my opinion contributes more 10 The
continuity of purity among mankind
than the fact that he draws his first
sustcnance from his mother, sir.
The Reverend Cuttleton looked inn
pressed, Joel looked bored. and Absa-
lom was saying 10 Ether, "that he
wished he could go out and run awhile,
when Julius broke out afresh: "And,
further" said he, "wkcn man gets so
evil-disposed that his wife can no
longer erdure him, usually no one else
can either. An axiom. sir, not to be
ignored when considering woman's
sickness, purity and brilliancy. Also
the further fact, sir, that every male
man, regardless of age, size, sex or
previous condition of servitude, sir,
stands ready and willing to die in de-
Tending every woman goes unre-
seryedly and preponderatingly to
demonstrate mans uXoriousness and
woman's most emphatic idiosyn-
Grassy to be-" but Absalom, no
longer able 10 bear the strain upon his
nerves. sprang up and shot out of the
door with yell, and the supper came
TO a confused and untimely close.
Joel was still shaking with laughter
when he and Mrs. Whitney arrived at
their gate that night, and an occasional
wave of humor shook his spacious per-
son. when, on the morrow, he went
with many others to the early train 10
see Absalom Heater take his uneXpec-
ted departure. Exactly what inilu-
ence or influences actuated Absalom
in this departure II were quite impos-
siblc to determine. That il was patriot
ism, pure and simple. though that be-
came a ruling passion with him further
on, could hardly be admitted, since the
right or wrong or peril to the Nations
life, had scarcely won his notice till
the gathering tempest broke. II might
have been the understandable energy of
his legs, led by some occult principle
Of attraction toward that great whirl-
pool of action which beat and battered
a million men TO pieces ere il spent its
course, that carried him 50 swiftly TO a
decision. At any rate, when remOn-
stratod with upon his seemingly pre-
mature intent, Absalom invariably said:
"Ill see the boss. The boss knows
what he's doin'. He'll set me to work
quick enough and other like ex-
pressions Of confidence in the great
heart and head of him who had on his
shoulders the chief cares Of the Nation.
This was doubtless attributable in most
part to the remembrance Absalom had
Of standing few years before with
multitude Of people about a platform
in the square Of Openstone, and listen
ing with open mouth and thrilling
nerves as an exceedingly tall and
swarthy individual from the platform
eloquently poured out his heart before
them. That Absa' 'om had thus listened
TO Mr.. Lincoln may have been the hid
den hut active agent. working in con-
junction with the natural yigor Of his
legs, that impelled him to 50 sudden
an espOusal Of the Nations course; for
though he had not carried from the
memorable event much that was clear
TO his untulOrcd faculties, yet a certain
indelnable charm had been worked
upon him which remained. Little,
however, could be said to AbsalOm for
the reason that he could not be con-
strained to stand still long enough TO
be intelligently talked TO, though in
deed many others were well nigh as
rudely rocked about with excitement
as he. Julius Fopp was one Of these;
and the quantity Of language that es-
capped him. together with The number